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18 May

Peak Debt? Not Really…

by Barry Ritholtz
Seeing a Debt Crisis That Isn’t Really There Yes, household borrowing has topped the old record reached right before the financial...

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16 May

Investors Have One Question On Their Minds: Trump?

by Barry Ritholtz
In my day job, I manage assets for high net-worth individuals and I make a point of getting out and visiting my clients as much as I can....

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8 May

Time to Stop Calling the VIX the “Fear Index”

by Barry Ritholtz
The VIX Tells Us Very Little About Tomorrow All the hand-wringing because the “fear index” has fallen below 10 is a waste of time....

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3 May

Some Advice for Active Equity Managers

by Barry Ritholtz
This week marks the 42nd anniversary of the founding of Vanguard Group Inc. by Jack Bogle in 1975. That date made me think about...

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1 May

No, ETFs Are Not Financial WMDs

by Barry Ritholtz
ETFs Aren’t About to Destroy the World A pair of fund managers are worried about exchange-traded funds. Their fears seem overblown....

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27 Apr

Is the Nasdaq Topping Out?

by Barry Ritholtz
  The Nasdaq Composite Index, which contains some of the biggest names in tech, hit a milestone this week, crossing 6,000 for the...

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24 Apr

Its Awesome Being Poor Today!

by Barry Ritholtz
The Average Person Today Really Isn’t Rockefeller Rich And most people lack something John D. had in abundance — amazing...

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21 Apr

Spot the Logical Fallacies, Phil Gramm Edition

by Barry Ritholtz
Be Smart When You Compare Reagan’s Economy to Obama’s Some partisans act as if we can run a controlled experiment to see...

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19 Apr

My Meta Narrative

by Barry Ritholtz
Beware of Investment Stories Bearing False Comfort Narrative offers a way for us to understand facts and events. The trick is recognizing...

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18 Apr

Canada Fires a Blunt Shot Across America’s Bow

by Barry Ritholtz
The Investing Parallels of Alcohol and Marijuana This moment might be like 1932, just before Prohibition ended. Bloomberg, April 18, 2017...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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